July 6, 2012: Australia’s Herald Sun newspaper just hosted an online question and answer session between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the public about that country’s new “carbon” tax (which came into force on July 1, 2012).
ICSC is asking for readers’ comments about the Prime Minister’s climate (science and politics) statements. We will select the most interesting remarks that we receive and share them with the public via our Website. ICSC will also send the most important comments directly to Prime Minister Gillard’s office.
Click on an issue below to read the question and PM Gillard’s response as well as to submit your own assessment of her statements:
Science questions:
#1: Taxing something that is essential to life
#2: How much will the Australian “carbon tax” lower temperatures?
#3: Why did you decide to bring in the “carbon tax”?
#4: ”Where does the money from Carbon Tax go exactly? How does it help the environment?“
Political questions:
#1: Did you lie about your election promises to not bring in a “carbon tax”?
#2: “do you not think it is wrong to bring in a law that is against the will of the people?”
#3: “why are you implementing a tax designed to make us all poorer?”
Julia Gillard answering readers’ questions about the carbon tax. Source: Herald Sun
Reblogged this on Jericho777's Blog and commented:
As an American, I adore her tenacity, our men grow weak and sniveling, and our good senses are being destroyed by the need to fit in, to hell with fitting in, make waves, get loud, show some damn assertiveness and get cocky and bold, the woman are doing it…Not me man, I’ll be hated and the scum of the earth before I surrender my heart to anyone and even then I’ll hold it up to the bastards…Here’s to you Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the great job your trying to to against the sea of stupidity and the sniveling man children surrounding her!
Well, that makes about 3 of you in the world, not counting her parents. Her reputation, especially among female voters, is one of indecision, poor decision-making and generally being untrustworthy in the extreme. She is the architect of incredibly foolish border protection policies luring hundreds to their deaths trying to achieve ‘refugee’ status, a disastrous waste of funds in education and an unnecessary deal empowering an absurd fringe party and sabotaging her own party doing it, to the extent they have gone from an expected 15-year reign to completely unelectable at the next election. Your views are, to say the least, somewhat surprising.